Conservative hardliner Rep. Chip Roy believes that Speaker Mike Johnson lacks the votes needed to hold onto the speaker’s gavel in the next Congress. The House of Representatives will convene its speakership race for the 119th Congress on Friday.

Another Republican voted against incumbent House Speaker Mike Johnson. Rep. Keith Self (R., Texas) voted for Rep. Byron Donalds (R., Fla.). Rep. Chip Roy (R., Texas), who held back his vote earlier, voted for Johnson.

Texas Republican Rep. Chip Roy said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson does not have the votes among the House Republican

Rep. Derrick Van Orden criticizes Rep. Chip Roy for not getting on board to support House Speaker Mike Johnson to remain speaker.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) said Tuesday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) does not have the votes to keep the gavel and that he remains undecided on whether he can support the Louisiana Republican in the Friday floor vote, despite President-elect Trump ...

GOP Representative Chip Roy has warned House Speaker Mike Johnson that a significant number of House Republicans have "reservations" about him despite his narrow reelection as speaker on Friday.

As embattled Rep. Mike Johnson (R., La.) huddled off the House floor in an attempt to save his bid for speaker, the focus shifted to how to satisfy conservatives’ demands that he run the House differently in the 119th Congress.

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) went after Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) on Wednesday for his opposition to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) retaking the gavel. Republican infighting has increased in

Rep. Chip Roy’s (R-Texas) bid to be chair of the House Rules Committee is emerging as a key issue for those withholding support for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ahead of Friday afternoon’s Speaker election.

A Trump spokesman on Friday called for the immediate dismissal of the case, which he described as “lawless.” House Speaker Mike Johnson delivers remarks after being re-elected Speaker on the first day of the 119th Congress in the House Chamber of the U.

House Speaker Mike Johnson appeared headed for defeat before two Republicans switched their vote, delivering him a majority.

Speaker Johnson has fielded heavy GOP criticism in recent weeks for his handling of a short-term federal funding bill. Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown on Dec. 21 after a third version of the bill was approved by both chambers and signed by President Joe Biden.